The bandits who kidnapped Kaduna judge, Janet Gimba, who was abducted along with her four children on Sunday after killing the 14-year-old of the judge.
The judge’s husband, Dr. Musa Gimba, who confirmed the release, said the children are however still being held hostage by the bandits.
Dr.Gimba, a medical doctor, said the bandits are demanding N150 million ransom for the release of the remaining children, threatening to kill the children if the money is not paid within three days.
The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan said police operatives found the judge’s son’s corpse at Ungwan Bayero, Duste village, near too gate along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
Hassan said in the wake of the incident, the command and other security agencies are working tirelessly to rescue the victims and arrest the terrorists.
A human rights lawyer and chief executive officer of the House of Justice, Gloria Ballason in a statement on Wednesday said the judge and her four children were kidnapped by the bandits on Sunday.
“The abductors, reported to have been about 15, took their captives hostage and demanded a huge sum as ransom.
“On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the terrorists shot dead the 14-year-old first son of the judge when the ransom demanded could not be obtained,” Ballason said.
She described the murder of the judge’s son, Victor, as “grisly and blood-curdling,” noting that no parent deserved the horror of watching their child being killed in such cold, callous manner.
The human rights lawyer called on the Nigerian security agencies, the governor of Kaduna state, the Nigeria Bar Association and the Judiciary to rise to the urgency of the moment for the protection of the lives of the judge and her children and to ensure justice was served.
